Bendigo FL discussion 2025
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NeonLeon81
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- Oct 4, 2024
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Don’t think contracts are worth what they’re written on at this level from all reports.
They are if the club wants them to be, but sometimes it’s better shaking hands and still having a good relationship.
If that occurs more chance of the player returning down the track.
Totally agree
Austin McCrabbe
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- Mar 8, 2025
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Young guys that think brodie is the bees knees of country footballers, he's dad feats on the field were at another level above
Jamstirrer
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- Jun 19, 2024
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That was a great watch and tribute to Derrick.
Dekka shared some pretty honest thoughts about the BFL currently and the loss of Maryborough (hopefully not permanently) and Kyneton.
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That was a fantastic watch, and the last 5 minutes pretty much sums up most people’s thoughts on points system/ salary cap and afl Victoria’s handling of local footy
I just caught up on the media release about the change at board level. I’m guessing they expected nobody to read it? Thanking the outgoing board member for the leagues growth and development (2 teams gone), and financial expertise (we’re still waiting for last years financial results). How deep can heads go in the sand?
BGOFootyNuff
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- Jun 16, 2024
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Probably win them a few games but big question will be if any can play finals which would be unlikely wouldn’t it
Austin McCrabbe
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- Mar 8, 2025
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What's the connection with coburg? Any borough juniors playing there? Hopefully the plan is they sign on full time next year, if they get 4 games plus finals this year
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I couldn’t agree more Mad Jack. The statement is way out of touch considering the current state of the league and football in the region in general. Also, who is the replacement and how were they elected to the board?
The current BFNL board is light on with those who have had football experience and instead lots of corporate types who could be considered totally out of touch with what is happening with football in the Bendigo region. My other concern would the board members are all Bendigo based. Surely someone from outside Bendigo should have been considered when you look at how the non Bendigo based clubs have performed in the past decade.
We need to remember this board is complicit in the pie in the sky proposal to admit Broadford in order to expand and improve the standard of Bendigo football. Realistically they all need to go and a new board needs to be elected (doesn’t seem to work like that unfortunately).
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As a born and bred, and former Broadford participant I take offence to that
Saying that I've caught up on a lot of reading since reactivating and it's hard not to sit and question the roles the fee paying clubs have/haven't played and/or accepted to this point in time.
If you're paying annual fee's to people who are supposed to run and rule a competition in the best interests of it's major stakeholders, then someone has fallen asleep at the wheel if the stakeholders concerns or desires are not even acknowledged.
The fact you all, as member clubs weren't allowed to vote on said contentious issue above is a massive red flag IMO.
Given his long standing dedication to the BFL , his advice to leave the AFL shouldn’t go unnoticed.
It’s how community footy is now being ruled . AFL makes decisions and tell commission / league boards to enforce as if it were their own decision .As a born and bred, and former Broadford participant I take offence to that
Saying that I've caught up on a lot of reading since reactivating and it's hard not to sit and question the roles the fee paying clubs have/haven't played and/or accepted to this point in time.
If you're paying annual fee's to people who are supposed to run and rule a competition in the best interests of it's major stakeholders, then someone has fallen asleep at the wheel if the stakeholders concerns or desires are not even acknowledged.
The fact you all, as member clubs weren't allowed to vote on said contentious issue above is a massive red flag IMO.
It’s highly likely no individual from the BFL board thinks or has ever thought Broadford entering is / was a good idea .
Unfortunately league boards are the scape goats .
Puppets then - and concerning if that's the case that folk are willing to sit on a board that doesn't align with their values, opinions or heavens forbid their individual moral compass.
Why would you sit? What are the motivations in such an environment?
Explains a lot though - having submitted applications for roles in football in that region to not even be worthy of an acknowledgment of a "thanks but no thanks" response, I doubt I'd tick the box to being attractive to such a business model ha ha
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